Counterfeit fentanyl pills in Utah
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Since 2012, drug traffickers have been selling North Americans counterfeit medications made from fentanyl, a dangerous painkiller 25-40 times stronger than heroin, and even stronger synthetic opioids like carfentanil. The problem has spread to at least 49 states, and many Americans have suffered overdoses and death because the drugs they were taking were counterfeit.
Read our 2018 information sheet about counterfeit drugs in Utah.
Coverage About Pills In Utah:
3 Weber County Men Charged In Fentanyl Overdose Death (August 20, 2018)
Prosecutors Say 28 Deaths Probed In Salt Lake City Opioid-Drug Ring Case (November 20, 2017)
Morgan Deputies Looking At Fentanyl In Overdose Case, Warrant States (April 24, 2017)
Opioids Online: Utah Law Enforcement, Legislators Hope To Curb Bulk Shipments Of Deadly Drugs On The Dark Web (December 12, 2016)
DEA Raids Colossal Fentanyl Operation. Could Produce Thousands Of Pills Per Hour. (November 23, 2016)
Counterfeit Prescription Pills Circulating Streets Of Davis County, Police Say (June 14, 2016)